The Timing and Magnitude of Stroop Interference and Facilitation in Monolinguals and Bilinguals
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| Title: | The Timing and Magnitude of Stroop Interference and Facilitation in Monolinguals and Bilinguals |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Coderre, Emily L., Van Heuven, Walter J. B., Conklin, Kathy |
| Source: | Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. Apr 2013 16(2):420-441. |
| Availability: | Cambridge University Press. The Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RU, UK. Tel: 800-872-7423; Tel: 845-353-7500; Tel: +44-1223-326070; Fax: 845-353-4141; Fax: +44-1223-325150; e-mail: subscriptions_newyork@cambridge.org; Web site: http://www.cambridge.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Interference (Language), Bilingualism, Native Language, Color, Task Analysis, Executive Function, English, Monolingualism, Second Language Learning, Linguistic Theory, Prediction, Cognitive Ability, Language Proficiency, Written Language |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1366728912000405 |
| ISSN: | 1366-7289 |
| Abstract: | Executive control abilities and lexical access speed in Stroop performance were investigated in English monolinguals and two groups of bilinguals (English-Chinese and Chinese-English) in their first (L1) and second (L2) languages. Predictions were based on a bilingual cognitive advantage hypothesis, implicating cognitive control ability as the critical factor determining Stroop interference; and two bilingual lexical disadvantage hypotheses, focusing on lexical access speed. Importantly, each hypothesis predicts different response patterns in a Stroop task manipulating stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA). There was evidence for a bilingual cognitive advantage, although this effect was sensitive to a number of variables including proficiency, language immersion, and script. In lexical access speed, no differences occurred between monolinguals and bilinguals in their native languages, but there was evidence for a delay in L2 processing speed relative to the L1. Overall, the data highlight the multitude of factors affecting executive control and lexical access speed in bilinguals. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2013 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1004702 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Executive control abilities and lexical access speed in Stroop performance were investigated in English monolinguals and two groups of bilinguals (English-Chinese and Chinese-English) in their first (L1) and second (L2) languages. Predictions were based on a bilingual cognitive advantage hypothesis, implicating cognitive control ability as the critical factor determining Stroop interference; and two bilingual lexical disadvantage hypotheses, focusing on lexical access speed. Importantly, each hypothesis predicts different response patterns in a Stroop task manipulating stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA). There was evidence for a bilingual cognitive advantage, although this effect was sensitive to a number of variables including proficiency, language immersion, and script. In lexical access speed, no differences occurred between monolinguals and bilinguals in their native languages, but there was evidence for a delay in L2 processing speed relative to the L1. Overall, the data highlight the multitude of factors affecting executive control and lexical access speed in bilinguals. |
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| ISSN: | 1366-7289 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1366728912000405 |
